Protesters in Ferguson said they're fighting to keep the city peaceful, and the shootings of two police officers will only make things worse.

Protesters in Ferguson said they're fighting to keep the city peaceful, and the shootings of two police officers will only make things worse.

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Updated: 6:31 PM CDT Mar 12, 2015

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WEBVTT CONDEMNING LAST NIGHT'S SHOOTING. TONIGHT, AUTHORITIES ARE HOPING TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF ANY POTENTIAL ISSUES. LARA: THE MISSOURI HIGHWAY PATROL AND THE ST. LOUIS COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TAKING OVER SECURITY REGARDING PROTESTS IN FERGUSON. KMBC 9'S ELI ROSENBERG HAS BEEN ON THE GROUND FOR ALL THE UNREST SINCE LAST AUGUST. HE JOINS US NOW WITH THE LATEST. ELI? ELI: YOU HAVE SEEN THE VIDEO OF LAST NIGHT'S SHOOTINGS -- LET'S NOW SHOW YOU HOW IT WENT DOWN. THE PERSON SHOOTING THAT VIDEO WAS RIGHT ABOUT HERE. IT'S AN AREA WHERE PROTESTERS HAVE GATHERED SINCE HOURS AFTER MICHAEL BROWN WAS SHOT AND KILLED LAST AUGUST. JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT, YOU HEAR THOSE THREE OR FOUR SHOTS, AND WITNESSES QUICKLY SAY THE BULLETS WHIZZED BY THEM. THEY CAME FROM UP HERE. THIS IS A HILL, AND AT NIGHT, IT GETS QUITE DARK UP HERE. TALKING TO PEOPLE SINCE WE GOT HERE A BIT AGO, AND THEY ARE QUICK TO REALLY SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE SHOOTINGS. THEY SAY THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS MOVEMENT IS PEACE, PEACE FOR ALL. SHELLEY HALL: PEOPLE WHO ARE FULL OF ANGER AND ARE TRYING TO KILL PEOPLE AND DO EVIL STUFF, THAT'S NOT GOING TO SOLVE IT. THAT'S JUST GOING TO MAKE THINGS WORSE. WE NEED TO HAVE UNITY AND JUSTICE AND PEACE FOR EVERYBODY. ELI: REPORTS TONIGHT THAT THOSE THREE DETAINED EARLIER TODAY AS PART OF THE INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT HAPPENED HERE HAVE BEEN RELEASED. AND CONGRESSMAN EMANNUEL CLEVER AND A FELLOW CONGRESSMAN OFFERING A $3000 REWARD FOR INFO

Ferguson protesters decry shootings of police

Protesters in Ferguson said they're fighting to keep the city peaceful, and the shootings of two police officers will only make things worse.